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#53BD02

#53bd02 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#53bd02 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 74.12% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.94% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 94.01°, with 97.91% saturation and 37.45% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3824

Complementary

  1. #53bd02
  2. #6c02bd

Split complementary

  1. #53bd02
  2. #0e02bd
  3. #bd02b1

Analogous

  1. #b1bd02
  2. #53bd02
  3. #02bd0e

Triadic

  1. #53bd02
  2. #0253bd
  3. #bd0253

Tetradic

  1. #53bd02
  2. #02bd6c
  3. #6c02bd
  4. #bd0253

Square

  1. #53bd02
  2. #02b1bd
  3. #6c02bd
  4. #bd0e02

Monochromatic

  1. #112600
  2. #327101
  3. #53bd02
  4. #76fc0f
  5. #a1fd5b

Shades

#53bd02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53bd02
  2. #4baa02
  3. #429702
  4. #3a8401
  5. #327101
  6. #2a5f01
  7. #214c01
  8. #193901
  9. #112600
  10. #081300
  11. #000000

Tints

#53bd02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53bd02
  2. #64c41b
  3. #75ca35
  4. #87d14e
  5. #98d767
  6. #a9de81
  7. #bae59a
  8. #cbebb3
  9. #ddf2cc
  10. #eef8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53bd02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53bd02
  2. #58b70f
  3. #5cb11b
  4. #61ab28
  5. #65a534
  6. #6a9f41
  7. #6e984e
  8. #73925a
  9. #778c67
  10. #7c8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4bb6a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99ae1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4eb97f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53bd02 {
  color: #53bd02;
}
Background
.bg-53bd02 {
  background-color: #53bd02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53bd02 {
  border: 2px solid #53bd02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53bd02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 189 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53bd02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53bd02, #02bd0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53bd02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 189 2 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.36 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.45 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.61 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.04 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.60 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.05 #ac42fd Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#53bd02  rgb(83, 189, 2)  hsl(94, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#6c02bd  rgb(108, 2, 189)  hsl(274, 98%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#0253bd  rgb(2, 83, 189)  hsl(214, 98%, 37%)  Sapphire
#bd0253  rgb(189, 2, 83)  hsl(334, 98%, 37%)  Dogwood Rose